Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-10
Entertainments.
NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.


 Charles Hoyt's latest success, "A Hole in the Ground" drew quite large audience at the New Haven Opera House last evening. The performance is one of those "musical absurdities" which have become 80 popular curing the past two or three seasons. Mir. Hoyt says that the play was written as mild remonstrance against the petty insults heaped upon the travelling public by minor railroad officials and to illustrate some of the annoyances which the railway employees have to endure from tourists. These hints to the travelling world are given by means of all kinds of singing. dancing, whistling and the most nonsensicaI of nonsense. Miss Flora Walsh (Mrs Charles HoyD was very cute as the lady at the lunch counter and got most of the applause for her good singing, dancing and banjo playing. Frank Lawton was as clever as ever and his whistle has certainly improved since last season. The remaining members of the company were as funny as their roles would allow them to be. "The Hole in the Ground" will be repeated this afternoon and evening.
 BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
 The inaugural performance of the season will be given at Bunnell's Grand Opera House on Monday afternoon next. The open ing attraction will be Bowling and Hasson's ''Nobody's Claim" company. This popular play will be presented for the first three days An exchange speaks thus of it: "No- body's Claim" is play which fairly bustles with exciting scenes. The plot is good and the situations are very effective The parts are all we'll taken by first class artists. The attractions in the museum hall will be AL monte Diorama and the perpetual motion machine.
 NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 'tJim the Penman," Sir Charles Young's great play, will be produced at the New Ha- ven Opera House Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings with a Wednesday mati- nee. An exchange says: The success of s'Jim the Penman" is not at all surprising. It is 8 strong, interesting, cleverly constructed play, introducing characters who command and hold the attention, and the company selected for the presentation of the drama is one of the best ever organized by an American man. ager The play was 80 fully discussed when it was last presented here that it is not neces- sary to dwell upon it's many positive merits at this time.
 STREETS OF NEW YORK.
 w. R. Barr, agent for 'sThe Streets of New York" was in this city yesterday pre- pairing for the presentation of this play at Bunnell's Grand Opera Hause the last three days of next week. The play is presented by George E. Boniface and company equal to all its requirements.
 HYPERION THEATER.
 On Thursday evening next the doors of the Hyperion Theater will be thrown open to the public for the first time this season. The Mastodon Minstrel compsny, led by the veterans Sweatman, Rice and Pagan, will on 1 that evening make their bow to the New Haven public. The costumes to be worn in | the first part will, it is claimed, exceed in | cost and beauty anything yet seen on the l minstrel stage. The nine principal singers will be attired in the dress of the French war department. They will be of the rich est material and covered with gold lace and | embroidery. The end men, sixteen in num- l Der, will be attired in the elegant court cos l tune of the period. The orchestra of eight cen will wear military officers gorgeous uni forms The dresses of the song and dance men, sixteen in number, will be of silk and satin of richest colors and will present a | brilliant effect. The costumes of the Dinahs and Chloes will fairly dazzle. The dresses of | the Apollo Belvedere guard in their drill, song and movement, entirely new and unique. | will be surprise.
 | THE aRAYs AT THE NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.
 The New Haven Grays will celebrate their seventy-f1st anniversary by visit to the opera house to witness the performance of A. NJ. Palmer's Madison Square company of | New York in "Jim the Penman." They will be accompanied by the Second regiment | band of 21 pieces, which will play some of \ their beautiful selections.